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The New York Times mentioned it first (Oct 21, 2026, 9:10 AM EDT). Least biased outlets followed 8 hours later, right-leaning outlets 10 hours later.
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Results
14 articles mention State Department in the last 7 days (Oct 20 to Oct 26).
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| Newsmax | State Dept Updates Mideast Warnings Amid Iran ThreatsNewsmax The State Department has updated travel advisories across the Middle East, warning of increased threats from Iranian-backed Houthi rebels and Iranian plots targeting Americans overseas. | 0.70● | |
| ABC News | Britt McHenry resigns from State Department after basketball game altercationABC News The former ESPN reporter was appointed as a press adviser last month. | 0.60● | |
| Los Angeles Times | Ex-ESPN reporter Britt McHenry resigns from State Department after incident at Wizards gameLos Angeles Times Former ESPN reporter Britt McHenry is no longer a press advisor at the State Department, reportedly resigning days after videos of a confrontation at a Washington Wizards game went viral. | 0.60● | |
| The Washington Times | Britt McHenry let go from State Department after throwing drink at Wizards gameThe Washington Times Former ESPN reporter Britt McHenry is out at the Trump State Department after footage of her throwing a drink during a Washington Wizards game surfaced on Wednesday night. | 0.60● | |
| Fox News | State Department says Trump is 'spot on' with France protests after Macron decries 'stupid' commentsFox News The State Department says Trump is "spot on" about France's protests and mass migration after Emmanuel Macron criticized comments from world leaders. | 0.40● | |
| The Hill | State Department asked some career diplomats about voting for Trump: ReportThe Hill The State Department is asking some career diplomats who are applying for senior assignments about their voting history in the past three presidential elections, according to a report. Candidates who voted for President Trump would be eligible for the mid- to upper-level foreign service roles, the Washington Sun reported, adding that campaign donations were also... | 0.70● | |
| Fox News | Americans could be detained for years in popular travel destination, officials warnFox News Americans are being warned by the State Department that they could face wrongful detention and exit bans in China, with some travelers trapped for years without recourse. | 0.50 | |
| UPI | U.S. State Department orders some staff, families to leave Saudi ArabiaUPI The U.S. State Department has ordered non-essential personnel and family members to leave its embassy in Saudi Arabia amid an increased Houthi threat. | 0.80● | |
| The Guardian | Some US diplomats told to leave Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacksThe Guardian Reports emerge of similar withdrawals in UAE, Jordan, Qatar and Bahrain amid concerns about a return to conflict with Iran after US midterm elections The US state department has ordered some diplomats and the families of US government employees to leave Saudi Arabia, as the gulf kingdom faces a barrage of near-daily attacks, with at least three people killed at an airport and oilfield on Wednesday evening. Attacks on “civilian airports and other critical infrastructure” by the Iranian-supported Houthis in Yemen were highlighted as the reason for the drawdown. State department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said: “The safety and security of department personnel and their families remain our highest priority.” Continue reading... | 0.50 | |
| Fox News | Travelers to hot spot sternly warned by State Department as officials deny wider Gulf shutdownFox News A U.S. State Department spokesperson has debunked claims of a broad regional pullout in the Gulf region, confirming that the mandatory evacuation order is confined to Saudi Arabia. | 0.80● | |
| The Washington Times | Non-essential U.S. personnel, families told to leave Saudi Arabia amid growing Houthi strikesThe Washington Times The State Department has ordered the departure of non-essential staff and family members from the U.S. embassy in Saudi Arabia due to escalating missile and drone attacks on Riyadh by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels of Yemen. | 0.60 | |
| The Hill | Major hostilities brewing? US orders departure of some embassy staff, families from Gulf regionThe Hill Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Major hostilities brewing? US orders departure of some embassy staff, families from Gulf region The State Department ordered the departure of nonemergency U.S. government employees and their family members from Saudi Arabia on Wednesday as the... | 0.60 | |
| The Hill | US orders departure of embassy staff, families from Saudi ArabiaThe Hill The State Department ordered the departure of nonemergency U.S. government employees and their family members from Saudi Arabia on Wednesday as the Iranian-backed Houthis have continued to attack the country. “As the Department has repeatedly emphasized, the hostilities have the potential to escalate rapidly, including beyond that immediate area,” a State Department spokesperson told The... | 0.40 | |
| The New York Times | Who Is Stephen James Hubbard, the American Released From Russian Jail?The New York Times Mr. Hubbard, a 74-year-old teacher, was held for more than four years on what the State Department called fabricated charges. | 0.40 |
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| The New York Times | 0.3% | 1 | 292 |
| The Guardian | 0.1% | 1 | 694 |
| ABC News | 0.8% | 1 | 132 |
| The Hill | 0.8% | 3 | 390 |
| Los Angeles Times | 4.5% | 1 | 22 |
| UPI | 0.7% | 1 | 153 |
| The Washington Times | 0.6% | 2 | 356 |
| Newsmax | 0.3% | 1 | 293 |
| Fox News | 0.4% | 3 | 705 |
Coverage by lean
The share of stories that match the query, in the last 7 days, averaged over the outlets of each political lean with at least 3 stories. The groups differ in size, so a single outlet weighs more in the smaller ones.
- Left-leaning3 of 15 sources
- 0.1%
- Least biased3 of 8 sources
- 0.8%
- Right-leaning3 of 15 sources
- 0.1%
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Each outlet at its MBFC bias score, from −10 (far left) to +10 (far right), as high as the share of its stories that match the query. The lean index is the average score of the outlets covering it, weighted by that share.
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